Novel biomarker found in ovarian cancer patients can predict response to therapy

by University of Chicago Medical CenterTumor-specific expression of CT45 stimulates the patient's immune system to fight the cancer and improves the efficacy of platinum-based chemotherapy. C

Updated on: April 23,2024 13

Novel biomarker found in ovarian cancer patients can predict response to therapy

by University of Chicago Medical CenterTumor-specific expression of CT45 stimulates the patient's immune system to fight the cancer and improves the efficacy of platinum-based chemotherapy. C

Updated on:April 23,2024 13

High levels of natural immune suppressor correlate with poor survival in the most common leukemia

by Medical College of Georgia at Augusta UniversityPatients diagnosed with the most common form of leukemia who also have high levels of an enzyme known to suppress the immune system are most lik

Updated on: April 23,2024 18

High levels of natural immune suppressor correlate with poor survival in the most common leukemia

by Medical College of Georgia at Augusta UniversityPatients diagnosed with the most common form of leukemia who also have high levels of an enzyme known to suppress the immune system are most lik

Updated on:April 23,2024 18

Foreign-born women in U.S. less likely to have mammograms

(HealthDay)—Regardless of the percentage of lifetime spent in the United States, foreign-born women are less likely to ever have received a mammogram compared with U.S.-born women, according to the Oc

Updated on: April 23,2024 16

Foreign-born women in U.S. less likely to have mammograms

(HealthDay)—Regardless of the percentage of lifetime spent in the United States, foreign-born women are less likely to ever have received a mammogram compared with U.S.-born women, according to the Oc

Updated on:April 23,2024 16

Simulating your cancer treatment on a computer

by University of OsloArnoldo Frigessi is the main person behind the new idea of making tens of thousands of virtual copies of the individual cancer patient and then testing all the treatments in

Updated on: April 23,2024 10

Simulating your cancer treatment on a computer

by University of OsloArnoldo Frigessi is the main person behind the new idea of making tens of thousands of virtual copies of the individual cancer patient and then testing all the treatments in

Updated on:April 23,2024 10

Shining light on rare nerve tumors illuminates a fresh path for fighting cancer

by Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical CenterNew findings published inScience Signalingsuggest that targeting mechanical signals between cells may become a fresh approach to fi

Updated on: April 23,2024 16

Shining light on rare nerve tumors illuminates a fresh path for fighting cancer

by Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical CenterNew findings published inScience Signalingsuggest that targeting mechanical signals between cells may become a fresh approach to fi

Updated on:April 23,2024 16

Patients treated outside NCI centers less likely to receive high-cost lung cancer drugs

by CU Anschutz Medical CampusUniversity of Colorado Cancer Center Deputy Director and Associate Dean for Research at the Colorado School of Public Health. Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Ce

Updated on: April 23,2024 16

Patients treated outside NCI centers less likely to receive high-cost lung cancer drugs

by CU Anschutz Medical CampusUniversity of Colorado Cancer Center Deputy Director and Associate Dean for Research at the Colorado School of Public Health. Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Ce

Updated on:April 23,2024 16

Liver cancer deaths climb by around 50% in the last decade

by Cancer Research UKA graph showing liver cancer mortality. Credit: Cancer Research UKLiver cancer deaths have increased by around 50% in the last decade and have tripled since records began, ac

Updated on: April 23,2024 15

Liver cancer deaths climb by around 50% in the last decade

by Cancer Research UKA graph showing liver cancer mortality. Credit: Cancer Research UKLiver cancer deaths have increased by around 50% in the last decade and have tripled since records began, ac

Updated on:April 23,2024 15

In multiple myeloma, different types of blood biopsies match up well with bone marrow tests

by Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteMicrograph of a plasmacytoma, the histologic correlate of multiple myeloma. H&E stain. Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0Bone marrow biopsies are the gold standard

Updated on: April 23,2024 15

In multiple myeloma, different types of blood biopsies match up well with bone marrow tests

by Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteMicrograph of a plasmacytoma, the histologic correlate of multiple myeloma. H&E stain. Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0Bone marrow biopsies are the gold standard

Updated on:April 23,2024 15

Adding tucatinib to drug combination extends survival for advanced HER2+ breast cancer patients

by University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer CenterCredit: CC0 Public DomainResearchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center today reported study results showing the addition of

Updated on: April 23,2024 13

Adding tucatinib to drug combination extends survival for advanced HER2+ breast cancer patients

by University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer CenterCredit: CC0 Public DomainResearchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center today reported study results showing the addition of

Updated on:April 23,2024 13

New screening tool to explore mechanisms behind cancer, autoimmunity and neurodegeneration

by Jelena Pupavac,Wellcome Trust Sanger InstituteA single-cell base editor screen tiling acrossJAK1is improved by coupling genotype with transcriptome.aUMAP of LoF and no

Updated on: April 23,2024 0

New screening tool to explore mechanisms behind cancer, autoimmunity and neurodegeneration

by Jelena Pupavac,Wellcome Trust Sanger InstituteA single-cell base editor screen tiling acrossJAK1is improved by coupling genotype with transcriptome.aUMAP of LoF and no

Updated on:April 23,2024 0

Researchers identify possible new combination treatment for advanced melanoma

by University of California, Los AngelesMelanoma in skin biopsy with H&E stain—this case may represent superficial spreading melanoma. Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0A study by researchers at

Updated on: April 22,2024 16

Researchers identify possible new combination treatment for advanced melanoma

by University of California, Los AngelesMelanoma in skin biopsy with H&E stain—this case may represent superficial spreading melanoma. Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0A study by researchers at

Updated on:April 22,2024 16

Pharmacoscopy improves therapy for relapsed blood cancer in a first clinical trial

by CeMM Research Center for Molecular Medicine of the Austrian Academy of SciencesPatient cells imaged by pharmacoscopy. Credit: CeMM/Gregory VladimerResearchers at CeMM and the Medical University of

Updated on: April 22,2024 11

Pharmacoscopy improves therapy for relapsed blood cancer in a first clinical trial

by CeMM Research Center for Molecular Medicine of the Austrian Academy of SciencesPatient cells imaged by pharmacoscopy. Credit: CeMM/Gregory VladimerResearchers at CeMM and the Medical University of

Updated on:April 22,2024 11